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wherever it could get root; but if the onlookers ever pushing forward. We are puny upproaches to the symbol dear" sure this matter only requires to he thus blazoned in the face of the public mentioned to prevent on any future are the nearest that can be had in this occasion any repetition of an obstruction "dot of the ocean," then another com- of the same kind. The floor was in forting theory of our unscientific child- splendid condition; the music was excel- hood is exploded. Here, again, the flags of lent. The Band of the 27th Regiment, All Nations brightened the scene, em- was, in consequence of the indisposition blomatic of the cosmopolitan gathering of the Bandmaster, under the control held to-night within their fulda, the and direction of Band-Sergeant J. Haz Union Jack, the "Reichs_flagge" zard, and played well, all throughout, the (schwarz, weiss, roth,) the "Tricolor," time being, save in one or twe instances "Stars excellent." The following in the pro- (rouge, blanc et bleu). the and Stripes," as Quinas," and others, grame of dances with the music played all lon't different hues and conform to each:- ations to the beauty of the scene. The verandaks were enclosed as customary although the precaution was less neces- sary than usual, the night being beami- fully ent and mild is if in honor of the day. The walking paths around the building reserved for eximusted dancers and tolling smokers were gaily lighted |: with Chinese, Japanese and other ant- erne and it their perambalatinas, those on pleasure beat, cums in a corner upo

13. GALOT, an unsuspected lovely grotto with a

14. QUADRILLE,.. lively little fountain babbling and spark-

15.

WALTZ ling over rocks, and green weed that 16. STRATHSPEY AND REEL,, carried one at once to the quiet and 17. ScnoTriscu secluded river's brim, "far from the mail-i 18. Polka,

the busy haunts of 19. LANCHits, ding crowd" or

20. WALTZ, . 161,1

1. QUADRILLE, 2. GALor,

3.

WALT,

4. LAXCHES,

6. SchoTISCHE,

Minstrel Songs. Iría,

Kate Kearney. Somebody's Luggage

THE

Committee in making the Ball what it was,-a large, most successful, enjoyable and brilliant gathering.

REUTER'S 'TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL."

Fer E, E. 4. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line".

DERVING PASHA ENTERS DUZLIGNO.

LONDON, Nov, 29.

Dervish Pasha bas entered Dulcigno after severe fighting.

THE TRIS STATE TRIALS.

LONDON, Nov. 29. The Irish State trials commence on the „Koldairn Lieder. § 28:4 December.

Highland.

6. CALEDONIANS QUALHILLE,***** 7. WAISŻ,

8. POLKA, 9. Laverns,

10. MazurkN] ==

11. STRATUSPEY AND REEL, 12.

WALTZ,

22. WALTZ,

Umuulaya. Trial by Jury. Silk and Satin.

Officers' Midnight. ..Scotch.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The next AxunIGAN MAIL may be looked for here ou or about the (ith Dec., by the 0, & 0. steamer tieffe, which brings Sua Francisco

CHINA MAIL.

first saw the agrement on the 21st or 22nd Mareb, at the Tang Soo Hong.

Tam King Sing, in reply to a question from the Puisae Judgo said the Mian Wa Fung were allowed to hoil spinm after the amalgamation with the Yan Wa

At this point the Court rose for tiffi

After tiffin, Tang King Slog, crOSS-HF- amination continued, wid :—

In the Yay. Wo, agreement of March 9th parts of clauses & and 9 were marked as being objected to by the other side.

In answer to a question by Mr Hayllar, witness wid that all pisces of paper were pasted on to the agreement at the clauses

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pored blessings on the poor little Rs been either a Military or Naval Officer, in the management of their own local gister in the following terms;--

but about a year ago, a Civil Governor, affairs. They have in fact got Home "The following paragraph which is an M. Myre de Villers, was appointed, and Rule in a great measure, it, the tria example of the religious intolerance and the result has been the inauguration of sense of the term, and the result can- importinence atill to be met in some & constitutional form of Government of not fail to be of immense benefit to the questers appears in our contemporary of a rather more liberal and representative Colony. This experiment in Colonial the Hongkong Catholic Register. (Then character than obtains in Her Majesty's Government is in many respects a novel it quotes our paragraph) and continues: Crown Colonies, A Council has been one, and possesses considerable interest the idea of putting Dr Tait's title within established, which is a sort of Legisla- to us here. And there are other points. quotation marks, while the diguitaries of tive Council like our own, but within the administration of the Colony of the Roman Catholic Church in England enlarged powers, and the members of Saigon from which our own Govern- assumo to themselves territorial titles, to which are elected in and for cantonal ment might well take many hints and which they have no right whatever, is districts into which the Colony has been lessons. It is too much the fashion superbly impudent." Bravo,

divided. The elections took place in among Englishmen to disparage French which were considered objectiousble, when testant have the right of proclaiming have excited the greatest interest among Colonies as being too despotić and Now we ask oue question: if the Pro the beginning of October and seem to and Dutch modes of governing their he handed the #agreement to Ben Hap

His Lordship asked the witnose what publicly their opinion, that the Roman all classes, Native and European, tyrannical, but it seems to us that the was the money value of the preliminary Catholic Bishops have no right whatever Natives being eligible as well as Euro-Dutch in Java and the French in Sai- privilege granted by the Tan Wo of pasto territorial titles, are not we Catholic peans. The Council was inaugurated gun contrive to preserve order and de- ing a large quantity of opium throught is to have the right of nitering the same on the 11th October. A deputation corum among the Natives in a fashion port from Macao; but the witness was opinion which we have with regard to waited upon the Governor and escorted that we should do well, to copy here in Lanable to say.

the Anglican Bishops If, therefore, him to the Council Chamber, when be the Straits. They do not allow free Ng Man Kwan, merchant, belonging to Tak Ming Hong, was next examined by Mr the Hongkong Catholic Register is to be took the President's chair, and delivered dom and liberty to be abused and to Hayllar, Witness was one of the original charged with intolerance, impertinence, a fornal address, from which we make degenerate into license for disorder

and riot. members of the Yan Wo, and was the only and impudence, allow us dear contem- the following extracts:-

Furthermore, they manage avan among the directs who sp ke the pornry Press to invite you to share the "Gentlenier, as I said in the month to enlist on the side of order and good three languages, Fukien, Canton and Enge blessing you have imparted upon us, and of July, 1879, the nomination of a civil Government the best and respectable ishThe two first plaintiffs were witness to call scur paragraph an example of the Governor does not merely constitute a portion of the Natives in a way that ois-directors, and proposed to witness in the religious intoleranco and impertinence change of person; it is the substitution we should like much to see followed in A Mait for Bangkok closer at Singapore at autumn of 1879, to get Ban lap to come still to be set with in some quarters, of the reign of right for that of discre- the Straits. In Saigon, for example,

And disensa the subject of giving up the 2 pm on Thursday, the 2nd instant,

opium tuonopoly, so they found they sore and to my, that the idea of forbidding tintury power necessary at the com- what may be called the communal or bing manoy. When Han Hapfaune down the Catholic the exercise of the some mencement of an establishment. In parochial system of rule prevails. Each witnes was present at the time tuo matter right which we poses as well as you of accordance with the promises I then district has its administrator, with his

disputeerd. It was in prop sed to

dpudent. Ban lap forfelt the $50,000.

last fifteen months to the carrying out who is answerable for the preservation object d

of the liberal programme traced out for of order and the detection of crime, and said he would keep it up for thras sears, and do t'in best he could with REPORT OF THE BRITISH

ne by the President of the Republic looks after the public roads, and fa it. Tam Yuk Shan had

and Minister of Murine. Great trans- generally responsible for his entire dis- previously

BARQUE "NARDOO,” witness and Tang King Sing

formations have been effected; the trict to the contral Government. Thus told not to pay the next monthly paymani

(Nagasaki Express) when it became dua. There was at this timo Left Hongkong Oct. 11th. Passed ha mocny in tho reary of the firm. Ca through Taituman Channel at noon 12th; Ban Hapa return a call of $100 each was wind moderate fem E. to E.N.E.; made, and a sum of £65,0.0 in all wass.. Kyphong Island bore N.W. 37 Bersement of the 23rd Feb, and that of 2000, strong N. wind; bar. 3000 March 9th. The two first plaintiffs asked her. 85. 13th, strong, steady N.E witness to join them in opposing the smal wind, followed by Leary gales; noon, gamation, and prop and getting an injune late 20.37 N., toug. 116.16 E. 14 tion to stop its operation. They had not gale increasing; bur. 20.02, ther. 85; signed the agreement of the 9h Maron., under lower maintopsail; wind, they said it was better to join Chap.E. by N.; ship's head E. by S. toment, but the principles have been business as it is here. A macting was held at Mr Pitman's houso, E.S.E, daylight, wind still increasing;formity with the rules of justice and

asserted, and since they are in at which Lai Tai U, Wong S1 Yang, Ho

br. 29.65; saw now severe typhoon reason, their success cannot be doubted. was approaching; 9.m., bar. suddenly You will not be surprised, gentlemen, t; this was in

rse in May,

datos to the 4th ist.

Polo, Mr Latliam, Advocate General of Bombay,ive up the monols to guvernment and expressing our opinion is superbly im- male, 1 have applied myself during the summary court, police, guol, and school,

Tus Dombay Review states that the Ho.

proposed at the focal Legislative Council that it would be well if "rues made under Asts were to lie on the Legislative Coan al table before being legalized and prompt

Supplemental legelstion" in the gated. shape of rules by this Executive Gaverument is boll unconstitutional and mischievous Hindu Putrial.

SUPREME COURT. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before the Full Court.) Wednesday, Dec. 1.

THE DIFFERENCE ELTWEEN THE LESBRES

OF THE OPIUM FARM.

horowod. Witness had signed both the

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administrative, financial, judicial, and every village and hamlet is carefully military departments have been separat looked after, the inhabitants are known, the penal code has been promulgated; and no crime of any description can be these measures by the opening of your on the spot being ready for its im and to-day we celebrate the crowning of committed without efficient machinery session. I do not deceive myself by medinte detection, so that thieves and supposing the task is not stili far from gang robbers, who flourish with euch for you to create institutions to which no chance of escape, and the recovery of being accomplished; it will be necessary impunity in this Colony, have little or time alone can give their full develop-stolen property is not such a hopeless

con-

Distant Share.

Hightanil Kuichke **2nd Set. Chentury. The Supper Room (St. Andrew's 21. GAL02.

Toujours et Encore. Hall) was much more neatly arranged than on previous years. A score or When the programme was half .com- so of little tables for four were no plated the company adjourned to supper, rranged that all were accessible to the the Governor taking Mrs Keswick, the guests, and the most faultless, arrange IIou. P. Ryrie, Mrs Hennessy, and ments were made for attouslance and all; Hon. W. Keswick Mrs Donovan, s that goes to miske a supper enjoyable. when they opened the Ball.. The sup From one end of the room smiled on per, served by the leaseos of the Hong- those who discussed the merits of the kong Hotel, was sumptions, and the "grent chieftain of the puddin race" and service was such as left nothing to be its accessories and accompaniments, the desired. To each table of four supping, benign countenance of the Patron Saint, two boys, distinguished by mumbers car- and from the other looked the dignified ried prominently on their persons, cor- eyes of the Duke of Edinburgh, from responding to a number placed on s the portrait which was taken by a local prominent position on the table, were artist on the occasion of the Duke's visit attached; and the result was that under watchful eyes the attention to those whe here some years oro.

Shortly after nine o'clock His Excel came to the tables was admirablo. The lency the Governor and Lady Hennessy, Stewards deserve the highest credit for who had promised to honour the Scotch the courteous manner in which they men with their presenon, arrived. The attended to their duties. To and from Viceregal party, in which was included the dining hall. His Excellency was Mr Webster who was attired in the played by the piper Mr Roy McGregor, Highland garb in the tartan of the Doring the time the ladies were at Buccleuch Clan, was received, in the supper the young gallante of all nations Réception at by, the Hon. P. Kyrie, indulged in a real all by themselves which to unite to boil upinm. At that time they meeting a telegram was written by Pi and was blowing with tremendous force; the development of the country. Patus has been therefore more sought after, Mr Mackintosh, the Chairman of the was such enjoyed, Äfter supper dane-

mont, and several town Clock had solemtily struck two Committee and Stewards. The Piper, that the programme of twenty-two danoos was concluded. Nearly all the ladies Mr John Roy McGregor, already fa- yourably known to the Scotch communi remained and danced till the end of the ty by his connection with the 74th programme; and after they had left Highlanders, was at the beek of the "the laddies" had a real or two, by them Committes and played the Governor's Relves; two or three of them gave the party to St. George's Hall with a lively Highland fling in right good style; five welcome "litt." The progress of His or six of them.sang in stentorian tones, Excellency from the landing to the seats We are nine fout; we're pas that fon

"Some seck the Edens of the East, Some Carib Isles explore; The forests of the for off West, And Afric's envage shore:

Still charms of native speech and spot, And native springs for aye,

Will band like brithers Bost with Scot, Upon 8t. Audrow's Day,"

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was the third time.

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The amount was $1,600 Wo Haug were

THE CLAIMS OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS. (Catholic Register.)

COMMERCIAL.

Nov. 30,

A small business has been done in New

standing, the rate for the drag has advanced

by the concentration of its stock. Old Ben- area also has been sparingly dealt in; the

small stock of it and the demand for it for the Coast Ports, keeping up the price. Old and the sales of it continue to be made by

fell from 29.60 to 20.40; elewed up thus on the eve of the constitation of Patna during the past fortnight. Notwith weather side of arintopsail and lushed the Council I have not entered upon it round the yard; left the lee side, as it was impossible to do auy more, the hay great undertakings, thinking it my wind by this time having hauled to N., daty to leave to you the entire question

of great public works necessary the sea was one sheet of form, passing Now that security is assured, that our over the ship that at times the fore end costld not be seen. 15th, noon, bar. 39, ught to prove to the pupilation that rates for the other kinds are giren est sort thr. 84; wind hauling N.N.W., bowl-ught at $837 ing with fearful noise, ship shaking like we have not come into their country for to $840, and $5973 to $600.

the purpose of raising taxes, but rather a leaf; a lull now took place for 1 h. 30 that they may participate in the pro-

THE NORTH-EAST PASSAGE, The Nove Fremya has published an interesting letter fron M. Struve us the subject of a future waterway between

colonial doctrine of France, and I am

Quotations.

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Honokaro, December 1. >PLOM. —Now Paina, caah........ 630 a 221

Old + sash, Now Benargt, csah, 620 Old

sah, 500 a 92 New Bɛalwa, orendit, 725 Allowance, Tuals ... 8/24 Old Malwa, garedi, 760 Allowance, Theis ... 12

Exchange.

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Bank, Wiro..... Demand, ... 30 days' sight, 4 months' sight,

Credits, &

ale

Documentary, 4 months' night, India, Wire,....

dsmand, ** Shanghai, demand, ...

80 days' right,. Gold Leaf, 99, n. Sovereigna, majd kun

Shares.

474

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27.80 5.49

Hongkong Bank, 72% prem Onion Ins.Son, of Ocon, $1,550 perkara. Chins Traders' Ins. Co. 41,400 per share, North China Ins. Co., Th, 1,125 per share. Yangtare Ins. A800 per share.

Th, 785 per share. Chinese Ins. Co.,

China Obine

The further bearing of this case was con- tinued this morning and occupied the Court all day-

do not remember when i wout to regati and witness, were present; t Shek Ching Obon cross-examined: Kwan Shan, one of Me Fitman's friends, ate with the Yau Wo, but it was in Febru- and was held for the pn pose of consulting ary or March last year. Bau Hap spoke to with reference to the junction. After me. This was after the 1st Marab, two or the junction failed another meeting was thres mouths after the Company had been held in Bir Pitman's house, at which wit formed. The object was to invite the three ness, Mr Pitman, and 10 Kwan Shan were chops Tak Luen, Tai Luen and Sie Leang present, but none of the plaint ff. At this were boiling opium in partnership with the mau and sent to Ban Hap by witness, ask Sun Yes.at Macao, We wished them to ing Ban Bap toj in Chap. Sing, this bein, Committee, the Sporttor in ambers of the ing war requed, and it was not ill after come into partnership because they had the wish expressed by the plat stiff silar good names. were unwilling. We the 9th March. Youg Chak Laung was asid nothing about terms. Two or throw the man who negotiated on behalf of The plainti wanted

The receipte for the month remain na last months afterwards I attended another the Chap Sieg.

stated. During the interval, some 450 to throw Yan Wo up and join Chap meeting, not by Ban Hap's Javitation, but

shests have been taken by the local con to represent several members, Chan Yu Sing. Chap Sing was to pay $80,000, wind hauling N.W., W. and W.S.W were present. Chan Yu Moon spoke to in the suit wore paid by Lai Tai U: Mr Bre-not greater, force than before,-3 p., certain that you will in all honour abide the exportations, leaves the available sup Moon, Tam Yuk Shan and Ke Leong Youn to the Man Wo

Mr John's oats when it now began again with equal, ifgress of our civilization, This is the sumers, againat & similar quantity at the Fung

corresponding intervall

1 last year. This, with witness. All three wished the arrangement retou's posts were paid by money loaned by the bar, varying tenths overy squall

ply computed at 1,400 chest, against that to be made as they were making so many Wo Hang- to the plaintiffs in that ale. pan. S.S.W typhoon raging in full by it.

of 250 cheats

same time last year. Of the losses. The negotiations were opssed by the Witness signed the int promissory nota force with benvy flashes of lightning;

The speaker then referred to the above given present stock of 1,400 chests, direction of Chan Yu Moon. Bag

Hap was not there; be was in which I been specially set apart for bat just a wee drappie in our c'e" (a had no particular reason to believe they in that case signed the promissory note P.tn., bar. 29.20, Tallast shifted, benving the public works to be undertaken was Old Benares of the last mentioned kind

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at that time partnera in Chap. Sing. The three plaintifsip labouring heavily all the time; documents in which the programme of 460 obests are Old Patna, and 60 chests Biuseli and Lady Hennessey was a series song for which one of those taking a

were more willing than they were two with wituens,

the ship over on the starboard beam, lee given, stating the estimated cost at from there was no stock last year. of bows, the hosts and their loyal friends lively part in the diversions waggishly mouths before. No particulars were enter- The further hearing of the case was ad- top-gallant rail in the water, which was 100 to 200 million francs. It was not untting in paking emphatic display of romarked that there was no occasioned into. I only spoke is general manner,

journed till to-morrow at 10 o'a'nok, washed away; got below and trimmed to be supposed, however, that debts their satisfaction it the re-appistrance, whatever), and at an early hour Auld as they were unwilling still. The price we

some ballast to right the ship; midnight, were to be contracted to execute these among the community socially of those Lang Syno" was sung, and sung well, not spoken about the second time.

On the

wind falling, bar. 29.50 still rising. works. Had they the capital in hand reajected members who, embodying in real Scotch, fashion, with crossed bzet occasion they said they wanted $80 or

Frown this to north end of Formosa, they had not the necessary means of the Court of this little community bunds, under the "precentorship" of one $90 a client, which my sido considered to

heavy galea from N.E. 14th, 2 pm.,carrying out all the undertakings at never should have been by any political of the unnst indefatigible of the Stewards. high. Al the directors knew this as they

ander lower top-sails, bar. 30.20, ther. once; it was for the Council to ascertain ere in the meeting room. Nothing was or other reasons estranged by their own Shortly after three o'clock she piper lo said of terms. I spoke to See Sing Kai, a

If we have to judge by the Daily

pin. a tremendous sea broke over the be commenced in order. Resources net from participation in the few social those that remained in the sachanted | director of the Yau Wo, for a short time Press, we shall thick that it is diffical / 10, Int. 31,8 N., long. 197.3 E.; at 5.30 what should be done and let the works. amenities of the colony. Nothing could halls out into the dull chill of the ouly, bat they were unwilling to come to to find a place so mich impregnated with starboard low, and smashed the whole were not wanting. The speaker had have been more handsome than the morning, after the fashion of the Piper terms, saying the Yau Wo Fong would cer- Anti-Catholio ideas, and so ignorant of of the top mils, filled the decks, tore up raised the reserve from 1,500,000 franes reception accorded to the Governor and of Handia; and the celebration of St. tainly fail. I said I don't think so, with Catholic principles as Hongkong. What the pitch along some of the seams on

to six millions and a half, and he Lady Hennessy.

Andrew's Day for the present year was so much capital Negotiations were reis more common with Catholic writers denk für 20 or 30 feet, shifted the bal- estimated it would reach ten millions by The firat danos on the programine was ended. For many years may such happin the out of 10ary this year. and preachers than to condemn secular last over to midships against some the end of the francial year, notwith- a quadrille, in which Sir John Hen-py meetings continue, and may every gotiation with thero by stating how it was and godless education, and yet in this shifting boards, giving the ship a list of standing a bad crop. Each year the

I opened the ntary led off with Mrs Keswick, Hon. year the Scotchman of this little Colony that we wished to come to terms with them. place when something was said of the four streaks; trimmed her upright again, Council would have for disposal on now P. Rpris with Lady Hennessy, and the and their brithers" all over the wide I had previously heard that the Yan Wa kind; a ery of indignation was lifted up, wind lulling away at midnight; from works a sum of six and a half millions. Hou W. Keswick with Lady Smule, world observe and feel in their ingat sau thu Chay sing wers quarreling.

as if it were the most impudens and thence to port weather fine.

After a reference to the cantonal ar- There were as many as 54 complex on hearts the beauty and the meaning west the third time by Bau sp's seres during thing possible to open the lips on

J. PAUL, Master. rangement of the districts, the speaker the floor in the opening dance.

The of the verge,—

tious, thinking that through the quarrel the subject. A new Anti-Catholic Mar-

proceeded:- Uhap Sing they might be more riage Ordinance was framed which sat with the Cha scene was remarkably brilliant and

willing to come to terms.

The development of primary instruc- ba Sul Sing aside the liberal instructions from home, pleasant to the eye. General Donovan

tion is undoubtedly the most certain said that he heard some of the Yan And Mrs Donovan were présent, Col,

means of securing the attachment of the say that they would be willing if they were false statements were officially mado and Geddra and Mrs Geddes and a large

allowed their own terms, and we had a dis- the law enforced. The Catholic Clergy

natives, of raising their standard of mo- pumber of military officers; Commodore

cussion about the matter. Bau Hap toll of course protested against this; a natu-

rality, of infusing them with our ideas Smith, the commanders and the officers

me to ask the Yun Wo what terms they ral thing indeed: but they were made the Pacific and the Arctic Oceans. The and civilisation, and generally of pro- of tho varions men-of-war in harbour,

required, and I learned from them that we the object of the most vehement insults, idea is first to connect Siberia with moting their well being. We have put in an appearance, and the floor sparkled

would be required to pass the opium from The Roman Catholic Bishop publishes & Europe by a surer route than that pointed neglected nothing in this respect, and I Matas to the Golden

through with the variety of custome and colour The names of the General Committee, Hongkong. Ban Hip was then at Anam Pastoral in which His Lordship oites the out by Professor Nordenskjold, and am happy to say our efforts have not these guests brought into play. The on whom lies the credit and the respon- (Saigo) and had given some direction to words of his Head, the Haly Pontiff, next to open out a way by which Siberian been sterile. Our French classes are dresses of the ladice, as to the beauty sibility of the general scope of the ar- Tan King Sing with regard to torms, but which had been received everywhere products may reach the Pacific. The too small to receive all the children who and effectiveness of which we have rangements made in accordance with the nothing was decided on during Ban itap's with respect and reverence, but the first difficulty to be overcome lies in the present themselves; everywhere new already said a word, lost, to say the loss, meeting of those interested yet er fort meeting (Feby: Bib) at which I was presuat His Lordship the right of doing so. Nor enters the sea too far to the east, and thus lectual renaissance is opening for An- On bis return the Yan We had a press of Hongkong wants to dispute to navigation of the River Obi. The river schools are being opened; a true intel- none of their brightness, attractiveness on a Ball ns better than any other for and pomtination was proposed with the is the Roman Catholic community in any shipping that uses it has to contend nam." or appropriateness through the adoption of celebration, are as follows:--

Yan Wo Fung on March 1st. on the part of a very large number

reported Hongkong the least amongst the Chris with the dangerous navigation of the Messr D. R. Crawford, F. Henderson, visiting the Yan Wo

After a peroration, in which he re- discuss the questisa communities, but the largest. It Kara Sen. A scheme has for years post of the lasses of

M.. Kerr, Messrs B. Lyall, A. tion at the instigation of Ban Boggestion which appeared in our Maolipment, John MooGreger, E. Mackin and told the mosting of what the Yan We numbers several distinguished members been under consideration of the local ferred to the budget the Council would columns A few weeks ago, that tosh, A. C. Marshall, Lieut, Murray (27th),aid they must certainly have before they who hold high position in society. It authorities by which the Obi should be have to consider as amounting in re- they should throw a bit of tartan Messrs John Noble, A. Womym, and T. G. would come to terms. Everyone was in- naked of Hongkong the centre of all the connected with the sea at a point to the

Do formad that we must accept the terms of Catholic Missions from Singapore up to west instead of the cast of Nova Zembla. Hon francs, sud spoke of the wealth, The Sub-Committees were as fol- the Yan Wo, and all were pleased. The Tartury thus causing important monetary The river Petelora enters the sea at the of a population of two millions depen- the prosperity, and civilisation itself tarras were, -(1) the opium must be passed; that had been agreed and acted transactions to be made in the Colony, eo right point, just by Waigatch Island, upon, about a quarter of 5 million dollars that we may say without hesitation that and M. Struve shows by an elaborate worth of opium having been passed; (2) the Roman Catholics are not less influ description of the country that a canal to discuss the terms and shop them to the sucial than the Prostestants in Hong- could be made without formidable diff Tan Wo, who would select. The reniu kong. It is the most meek law abiding calty to connect the Obi and Petchora. tiona I were agreed at the meeting and community being made to contribute to On the eastern side the Obi could be entered in the minute-book. - did aut

pay the expenana for the Anglican connected in like manner with the Yeni. dig the mizuten besuse I was oslied away worship, which is not attended by more sei; and this once accomplished, there The Governor gave a grand dinner THERMOMETRE Dante e torm which repite ward, et-thin 200 people, and the Outholics rewould be a direct waterway between in the evening to celebrate the inaugura- Invitations Messrs Henderson, Willam-bodied in the agreement of Word Rebenary ceive not a penny from the Government Irkutsk and the ports of the White Sea. tion of the Colonial Council, and made son, and MacClymont, (Secretary)

were discussed were

by. directors

the

the for the maintenance of their Priests and Connection, too, could be made between a speech, in the course of which he The

Mesura Williamson and Marshall under-meeting on the 5th. The directors who the building of several places of worship the Yenisei and the river system of said

prepared

"I have called you together, gentle- red the terms of the 25th wore Ban frequented by more than 4,000 people Eastern Siberia. There is a plateau The Stewards, by whose ubiquitous Hap, - Tan King Sing,

Stor, Ha ard to the credit of the brave-ass and urbanity much oxirs pleasure Tom Yuk 3ban, Chow Yu Moon, N. Man end which have been ercated with the sixty miles long between the Angara men of the Colonial, and you gentlemen Yu. After the draft of exception of one at their own expense, and the Lean which may turn out to be of the Civil Administration, knowing wes provided out of the entertainmenty the arrangement had been signed by the and after all this if a Catholic newspaper an insurmountable difficulty"`; but if this I that the most frank cordiality reigns | men" be it said that no '" fair women" for the guests and all concerned, were directors, it was handed to Ban Hap, who says of the Anglican Bishops what the cannot be penalised, it can et all events amongst you Gentlemen of the admini- were allowed to sit, and worship the following gentlemen -- Terpsichore by admiting the dancing

gava it to me to submit to the Yan Wo Protestants are accustomed to repeat at be traversed by a short railway. Once stration. thank you for the part you of their sisters. The daucing of Mesars A. G. Aitken, J. E. Anton, Geo. to hisuss. I handed it to Sun Sui Chan; every moment of the Catholic ones it this barrier passed, the whole river have taken in our work, which I hand the Scotch real and strathspey was the Murray Bain, L. Barclay (Inniskillings), D. this was on the 24th. There were a great shall immediately be favoured with the system of Eastern Siberia would be over to-day into the hands of the

R Crawford, W. Cruickshank, H. L feature of the evening. Fou yours ago Dalrymple, Henry Dickie, W. Forrest, Lieut. when I handed the paper to Sun Sul Chan impudent. Look at the issue of our the Main it would be possible to reach but I am persuaded that with modern June

Le many members of the Yan We present kind epithets of intolerant, impertinent, open; and by the Long, the Aldun, and Colonial Council. It is a hard task, there were only two or three ladies who Col. Geddes (Lilakillings)

D. Gülles,

for their inspection, Bome worn found bold enough to stand up to Benderson, E. Innes, A. Johnston, Captain the Yan Wo were not pleased with some of esteemed morning contemporary on the Nalokan, which is only 180 miles from tion and courage they will succeed in

3. Vale of Doom, their partners in this rollicking but pretty J. M. Kerr (Inniskillings), Hon. W. Keswick, the term One of the things abjected to 23rd November, ca

Aisne, on the Pacific. Professor Nor-arriving at results which cannot but lead 24, Hotspur, rational dance, enjoyable alike, to parti William Legge, J. Q. Liddell, H. Lyall, A. was the registering, at the Yan Wo had

Our little paper the Hongkong Catholis denskjöld has ordered a vessel to be to the grandeur and prosperity of the dug.

built at the mouth of the Lena, whence Colony." si attors and spectatora. Now, the MaoGismont, A. P. MacEwen, John Mao carried on without registering, but there Register copied from a Catholic contem

15, Oranla 19, Jobu Nabulson, gotohmen are so highly honoured and gregor, Dr. MacIver, R. N., E. Mackintosh, were a great many matters which I cannot porary the following Dr. Tait, the ho will bet out in 1882 on another voy- The president of the Colonial Counoll s.

McCallum, A. Molver, A. 0. Marshall, remember. There was an objection to the appreciated as to have over twenty ladies Mort. E. Murray,

Protestant " Archbishop of Canterbury," age of discovery in the Arctic Seas. Dy replied roughly as follows Surg.

M. Murray Lt. use of the new shop, and also to the four ripping the fantastic and sathusias Murray (Inniskillinge), John Noble, Willian chops getting mixed up. No objection was is now a widower, but will soon marry a going overland through Siberia to the "During the last fifteen months a tio tos in honour of our guld respecket Ross, Hou, F. Byrie, G. O. Scott, A. Fade to the Man Wo Fung boillog one lady well-known in London Society, mouth of the Lena Le hopes to steal e new aurora has risen around this our mither." If, for future ages we might smith, Dep. Burg. Genl. Thomsen, Hon. M. fourth of the opium. I took the draf Bofors the Church had commanded her march" on the brief open season. Calony. Today this aurora is sdatterad and a beaning sin now shines on our make a anggestion, would it out to well 8. Tonpochy, A. Wenya, T. G. Willams of terms back to Ban Hep with a paper Priests to be celibate, St. Paul in his first atazobed stating the objections by the Yan Epistle to Timothy directed that a Bishop that some means should be taken to keep on, and Dr. W. Young,

labourd. No doubt exists that we shall Wo to some of the conditions, the doorways clear for ladies and gentle. The Decoration Committee, in carry paper is not now attached here. It showed should be the husband of only one wife.

arrive at results that will be most wen enterfag and leaving the ball room, ing out their work, had the assistance of, what articles were ahi soted to. The agree. Tait diregards this injunction of the and also to keep the gentlemen who are the boatswain of the Victor Emanuel maut of the 9th March was drawn up by Apostle, but it does not matter, as he is hot dancers or who do not dance from and several of her men; and from the the Yan Wa, signed by the directors and neither a Bishop nor a priest." This seems to have been recently quietly ed our Civil Administration. I drink 80, Bonita, so crowding on those who are engaged in Flog ship, the Harbour Master's office, afterwards taken to Mr Ng Asboy's. I was paragraph has been rely wholly and effected in the Govorament of Saigon to the heath of M. M. the Administrateur Occ that graceful and pleasant pastime as to Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co. and Ko Leung Yuen, saked be remem elsewhere and nothing has been said tion of a Civil Administration for the not failed to clearly present to us the with the quotation marks published This is nothing less than the substitu- whose capacities and intelligence have maker it a state of suffering instead of a Mosers McEwon, Frickel & Co. cambered the agreement of 23rd February, about it, but it is not so in Hongkong. purely Military Government which has actual situation of our Colony. Bures of delight. Last night many good the many flugs des that decked the bull which was handed to him to look at by As soon as it appears in public our prevailed since the foundation of the people's pleasure was spoiled by the The bayonets & were kindly lent by Ban Hop, said that he saw it, it was morning contemporary folt indignant at Colony and was probably necessary. neighbours have now got what we have 15 Pyrmont,

It will thus be seen that our Frenchi 14, Harter circumscribed limits to which the field Ordnance Store Department; and every-handed to Lai Tai U. Wituose did not as was gradually confined by the crowd of body asems to have united with theavy paper attached to it as the time. He rush a boldness of ours and down It Hitherto the Governor of Saigon has not got here yet, and that is some voice : 15, Glenlyon (a.)

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Refreshment, Menere Crawford, and Mar shall, and Capt. Manners-Kerr,

round their "shouthors" or slick a "tbrissel-heed" in their hair, The Acene in the Ball-room all night till the lows:- gloso was one of great beauty and loveliz Decorations, Mesars Mokintash, J. Noble, ress. There were present some 430 Wemyss, Lieut. Murray, and the Secretary ladies and gentlemen, some 117 of whom (Me MacClymont). were ladies, the largess gathering that has ever taken place under the unspices of the Scotchmen of Hongkong. Last year there were bot over 90 ladies pra sent; and not only had the number in Greased, but the inclination of the ladies to enjoy themselves under the flag of St. Andrew was largely increased, dancing whe

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